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Issued by Johnny Lightning in 2004. It is 1:64 scale.
The model is from their Classic Gold Collection.
The model is finished in Cameo White.
The 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible is an iconic American muscle car, celebrated as one of the vehicles that defined the era with its bold styling, powerful engine options, and open-top driving experience. It was the first year the GTO became a standalone model rather than an option package.
Classic Car Show 2025 Nostalgia Street Rods Private Collection Las Vegas
Photo: TDelCoro
November 8, 2025
Pontiac GTO 1966. By 1964 the time was right for muscle cars (and Pony cars), and John DeLorean at GM wanted Pontiac to have a slice of the action. So taking the A-body Tempest Le Mans, he found a loophole in the GM regulations which forbid small cars having big engines and created the GTO package which showed a 4-barrel 325 bhp 6,364cc (389) under the hood. There were other styling and trim options and some engineering to match the power, apart from retaining drum brakes. Sales of 5,000 units were expected, but were exceeded 6-fold. The 1965 Tempest range (including GTO) got longer, styling got more extreme, and the car got vertical headlamps and a hood scoop.In 1966 the GTO finally became an official model line, and the Tempest body became longer, more curvy and with a coke bottle waist line. For 1967 there was an optional 400 cu.in. engine and more styling changes. A new car was brought out for 1968.
55,722 GTO 2-door hardtops (LeMans with GTO package) were built for the 1965 model year (August 1964-July 1965) at $2,920 factory delivered suggested retail price. The 4-barrel 389 V8 (335 HP) with dual exhausts was standard on the GTO, with an optional high performance 360 HP variant available.
1965 Pontiac full line brochure: www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/pontiac/p65/p65.html
No joke, this was my last day, I was standing there thinking how I had never seen a GTO, lone behold look what drives by!
*London 2012
Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick was a farmer and drag racer from Morrison, Illinois, who ran a string of very fast Pontiacs through the sixties. This is his famous X/S '66 GTO. To compete with the new breed of funny cars in SS class, Arnie got a pre-production GTO from GM, had a mold pulled from the body, and built this hybrid. Beswick wanted the car to look as stock as possible, so the body was stretched a bit at the front but not too much, and instead of a full flip up body only the front clip opened. A tube frame was attached to the stock GTO item, the engine and driver moved back, and presto, a fast, reasonably stock looking racing car!